Heater cleaning method

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PATENT NO 10573542
APP PUB NO 20180247843A1
SERIAL NO

15966569

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A substrate processing apparatus includes a heater having an infrared lamp and a housing for heating an upper surface of a substrate held by a substrate holding mechanism with the heater in opposed relation to the upper surface. A heater cleaning method includes locating the heater at a position above a lower nozzle in opposed relation to a first spout of the lower nozzle, the lower nozzle being in opposed relation to a lower surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding mechanism, and a lower cleaning liquid spouting step of supplying a cleaning liquid to the lower nozzle to spout the cleaning liquid upward from the first spout with no substrate being held by the substrate holding mechanism to thereby supply the cleaning liquid to an outer surface of the housing of the heater located at the heater cleaning position.

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  • SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Muramoto, Ryo Kyoto, JP 33 127

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